Fred Middleton

Frederick Thomas Middleton (2 August 1930 – 8 April 2016)^[2] was an English professional footballer who made 300 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City.^[1]

Fred Middleton

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Thomas Middleton[1]
Date of birth	(1930-08-02)2 August 1930[1]
Place of birth	West Hartlepool, England
Date of death	8 April 2016(2016-04-08) (aged 85)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1954	Newcastle United	0	(0)
1954–1963	Lincoln City	300	(16)
	Skegness Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Middleton was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham,^[1] and attended the town's Technical Day School.^[3] He began his football career as a junior with Newcastle United, and spent several years there as a professional, but never played in the Football League before moving on to Lincoln City in 1954.^[1]

Middleton played regularly for Lincoln at wing half, remaining with the club as they fell from the Second to the Fourth Division.^[1] Middleton left the club in 1964, having scored 16 goals from 316 games in all competitions,^[1] a total which at the time placed him fifth in Lincoln's all-time appearances list.^[4]